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| Directed by | Maryam Touzani |
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| Produced by | Nabil Ayouch |
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| Cinematography | Virginie Surdej |
| Edited by | Nicolas Rumpl |
| Music by | Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
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| Language | Arabic |
The Blue Caftan (Arabic: أزرق القفطان, released in France as Le Bleu du caftan) is a 2022 Moroccan Arabic-language drama film directed by Maryam Touzani, and written by Touzani with the collaboration of Nabil Ayouch. It depicts a woman and her closeted gay husband, who run a caftan store in the medina of Salé, Morocco, and hire a young man as an apprentice.
The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival,[2][3] where it won the FIPRESCI Prize in its section. The Moroccan Cinema Center (Centre cinématographique marocain) selected The Blue Caftan to represent Morocco in the 2023 Oscars International Feature Film category, where it made history as the first Moroccan film to be shortlisted for the award.[4][5]
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- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (17 May 2022). "Morocco's Maryam Touzani Tackles Taboo Issues in the Arab World in Blue Caftan". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ Quinlan, Caitlin (26 May 2022). "Un Certain Regard Title The Blue Caftan – Making a Statement in Morocco with a LGBTQ Love Story". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Le long métrage "Le bleu du caftan" de Maryam Touzani représentera le Maroc dans la présélection des Oscars 2023 (CCM)". MAP Express (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (2023-11-22). "Moroccan film 'The Blue Caftan' surpasses 500K global ticket sales milestone". BroadcastPro ME. Retrieved 2024-10-11.